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A Study Of The Relationship Between American Evangelicals And Human Rights, Amy Rachel Timmons Stumpf
A Study Of The Relationship Between American Evangelicals And Human Rights, Amy Rachel Timmons Stumpf
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Human rights violations and abuses affect every region of the globe. The most recent Amnesty International Annual Report details violations in 149 countries. While there are no simple solutions to a problem of this magnitude and complexity, the support of powerful social groups can help in providing relief to the victims, pressure on abusive governments, legal consequences for abusers, and other resources in combating the violence that seems to chronically plague over our world. One of the most powerful groups, with tremendous social capital, is American evangelicals. Evangelicalism, even given the loose and informal organizational structures, is one of the …